Digital Systems: From Logic Gates to Processors
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Digital Systems: From Logic Gates to Processors
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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This course gives you a complete insight into the modern design of digital systems fundamentals from an eminently practical point of view. Unlike other more "classic" digital circuits courses, our interest focuses more on the system than on the electronics that support it. This approach will allow us to lay the foundation for the design of complex digital systems.
You will learn a set of design methodologies and will use a set of (educational-oriented) computer-aided-design tools (CAD) that will allow you not only to design small and medium size circuits, but also to access to higher level courses covering so exciting topics as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) design or computer architecture, to give just two examples.
Course topics are complemented with the design of a simple processor, introduced as a transversal example of a complex digital system. This example will let you understand and feel comfortable with some fundamental computer architecture terms as the instruction set, microprograms and microinstructions.
After completing this course you will be able to:
* Design medium complexity digital systems.
* Understand the description of digital systems using high-level languages such as VHDL.
* Understand how computers operate at their most basic level (machine language).
Habilidades que obtendrás
Digital Circuit DesignProcessor DesignBoolean AlgebraDigital Design
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
1
Sección
All you need to know to start the course
<b><font size=4 color=#B22222><b>Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module</b></font></b> <br/><br/>We have collected here everything you need to know before starting the course. <br/><br/>This week is divided into three sections: <br/><ul><li>The first is the one you're reading about now and includes a number of general explanations about how the course will run and about the virtual machine you should install on your computer to answer the different quizzes . </li><li>The second (<i><b>Previous knowledge: A review</i></b>) presents a series of tests you can use to check your level of knowledge about numbering systems and the use of pseudocode to describe algorithms. </li><li>The third block contains the first real topic of the course: <i><b>What Digital Systems are?</b></i></li></ul>
1 video (Total: 2 min), 9 readings
1 video
9 lecturas
Course Organization10m
Syllabus and bibliography10m
Grading policy10m
Certification10m
FAQs10m
About the forums10m
README10m
How to install the virtual machine (VM)10m
FAQs about installing the VM10m
Previous knowledge: A review
<b>Check your knowledge about binary and hexadecimal numbering systems, and the description of algorithms using a pseudocode</b>
2 videos (Total: 36 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
2 lecturas
Table of contents10m
PDF file10m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Practical quiz 0.1: Numeration systems20m
Practice quiz 0.2 - Pseudocode14m
What Digital Systems are?
<b><font size=4 color=#B22222><b>Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module</b></font> </b>
<br/><br/>This module is an introduction to Digital Systems. Here you will find:<ol><li>A set of videos_L covering issue 1 and the corresponding exercises, </li><li>Two videos_P introducing the processor that we will design along the course, and</li><li>Some video-based explanations; a wiki and some FAQs about how VerilUOC_Desktop tool functions.<br/> You will have to use VerilUOC_Desktop in the next module</li></ol> Read the "Lesson Index" in the "Index and PDF files" section and the "README" in the VerilUOC_Desktop section for more information.
5 videos (Total: 71 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
5 videos
L1.2 Digital system description 10m
L1.3 Digital electronic systems16m
P1.1. Processor: Specification 12m
P1.2. Examples of Programs 19m
3 lecturas
Lesson index10m
PDF files10m
Solved exercises10m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Practice quiz 18m
Graded quiz 116m
2
Sección
Combinational Circuits (I)
<b><font size=4 color=#B22222><b>Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module</b></font> </b>
<br/><br/>This module introduces combinational circuits, logic gates and boolean algebra, all of them items necessary to design simple combinational circuits.<br/> Read the "Index of lessons" for more information. <br/><br/><b>To solve the exercises in this module you will need to use VerilUOC_Desktop. Look at the module "VerilUOC_Desktop tools" to learn how to use it.</b>
5 videos (Total: 101 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
5 videos
L2.2. Boolean Algebra26m
L2.3. NAND, NOR, XOR, NXOR, TRI-STATE27m
P2.1. Functional specification 12m
P2.2. Structural specification 11m
3 lecturas
Lesson index10m
PDF files10m
Solved exercises10m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Practice quiz 212m
Graded quiz 216m
VerilUOC_Desktop tools
<b><font size=4 color=#B22222><b>Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module</b></font> </b><br/><br/>From this week you will need to use VerilUOC_Desktop to do some of the exercises in the quizzes. VerilUOC_Desktop is a software package based on Logisim, enhanced with a number of modules to enable:<ul><li>Enter Boolean equations (BoolMin),</li><li>Enter digital circuits and check them according the problem statement (VerilCirc), and</li><li>Enter chronograms (time-charts) and check that they are correct (VerilChart).</li></ul>This section contains two videos explaining how these three tools work. By now you only need to use VerilCirc and BoolMin, so if you are pushed for time, you might postpone VerilChart for later. Obviously, it is impossible to cover in these two videos all eventualities you can find while working with VerilUOC_Desktop tools. In case of doubt, look at the VerilUOC_Desktop wiki, look at the FAQs or post your problems in the forums. There are specific forums for VerilCirc, BoolMin and VerilChart.
2 videos (Total: 33 min), 3 readings
2 videos
Introduction to VerilUOC_Desktop (II). BoolMin and VerilChart12m
3 lecturas
Table of contents10m
VerilUOC_desktop wiki10m
VerilUOC_desktop FAQs10m
3
Sección
Combinational circuits (II)
<b><font size=4 color=#B22222><b>Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module</b></font> </b>
<br/><br/>We continue the study of combinational circuits. While in the previous module we were working on the classical design techniques of combinational circuits, this one is focused on other issues such as a brief introduction to computer aided design tools (CAD tools), or the direct synthesis of combinational circuits from its algorithmic description.<br/> Read the "Lesson index" for more information. <br><br/><b>To solve the exercises in this module VerilUOC_Desktop is needed. </b>Remember that the "VerilUOC_Desktop" section in module 2 contains all the information you need about this tool.
5 videos (Total: 84 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
5 videos
L3.2. Propagation time14m
L3.3. Other logic blocks24m
L3.4. Programming language structures 14m
P3.1. Structural specification (continuation) 9m
3 lecturas
Lesson index10m
PDF files10m
Solved exercises10m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Practice quiz 312m
Graded quiz 316m
4
Sección
Arithmetic components + Introduction to VHDL
<b><font size=4 color=#B22222><b>Click on "v More" to read the purpose of this module</b></font> </b><br/><br/>Arithmetic circuits are an essential part of many digital circuits and thus deserve a particular treatment. <ul><li> The first part of this module presents some implementations of the basic arithmetic operations. Only operations with naturals (non-negative integers) are considered. </li><li>The second part of this module introduces the basics of VHDL with the goal of providing enough knowledge to understand its usage throughout this course and start developing basic hardware models.</li></ul>
10 videos (Total: 167 min), 9 readings, 1 quiz
10 videos
Lecture 4.2 (1outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Lexicon, syntax and structure8m
Lecture 4.2 (2outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Lexicon, syntax and structure12m
Lecture 4.3 (1outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Sequential sentences10m
Lecture 4.3 (2outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Sequential sentences12m
Lecture 4.4 (1outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Concurrent sentences12m
Lecture 4.4 (2outof2): Introduction to VHDL - Concurrent sentences8m
L4.2 Short introduction to VHDL I (OLD VERSION)22m
L4.3 Short introduction to VHDL II (OLD VERSION)18m
L4.4 Short introduction VHDL III (OLD VERSION)32m
9 lecturas
IMPORTANT - README10m
Lesson index10m
PDF files10m
Lesson index (OLD VERSION)10m
PDF files (OLD VERSION)10m
IMPORTANT - README10m
No lecture about the processor in this module . Next video will be P5.1.10m
About the exercises (README)10m
Solved exercises - Arithmetic circuits10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Practice quiz 410m
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por VS•Feb 2nd 2018
excellent video lectures combined with a awesome assignment questions which are more about applications oriented.An excellent and must learn course for all ece students.
por NN•Jun 23rd 2017
The Course is interesting and the assignments are challenging which allows the learners to gain great insight into the digital system design.
Instructores
Elena Valderrama
ProfessorDepartamento de Microelectrónica y Sistemas Electrónicos. UAB.
Jean-Pierre Deschamps
Professor
Lluis Terés
ProfessorCentro Nacional de Microelectrónica del CSIC
Merce Rullan
ProfesoraTitularDepartamento de Microelectrónica y Sistemas Electrónicos. UAB.
Joaquín Saiz Alcaine
Ingeniero InformáticoDepartamento de Microelectrónica y Sistemas Electrónicos. UAB.
David Bañeres
Profesor AgregadoEstudios de Informática, Multimedia y Telecomunicación. UOC.
Juan Antonio Martínez
CollaboratorAPSI - UAB
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